Aldi confirms major new change to middle aisle with items starting from £1.69

Aldi is bringing a new range to its middle aisle in hours, with products starting from less than £2. The German supermarket chain, which has more than 1,080 stores across the UK, has announced its latest bargain toy range will be appearing in the Specialbuys section from Sunday, August 2.

The retailer says the selection of products is “designed to encourage sensory, screen-free, interactive play”. The Entertain the Kids range includes their Slime Mart (£5.99), described as the “perfect fun and sensory toy, designed to provide hours of squishy, stretchy entertainment, keeping little minds active and hands engaged – without the need for a tablet or TV”.

Aldi says it taps into the “viral TikTok #slime trend, which sees videos garnering up to 465K views”.

Meanwhile, little ones can “wind down and cuddle up with the comforting Huggable Plush (£9.99), available in cute characters including hippo, cat and bumblebee”.

Aldi will also be selling “another source screen-free fun on holiday” with their Glow in the Dark Minigames (£1.69).

The high street giant describes it as an “exciting and cost-effective way to keep boredom at bay, these games put a new spin on childhood classics, including four in a row, tic-tac-toe, memory games, card games and 10 dice”.

The items will hit shelves from tomorrow, but Aldi notes that as with all Specialbuys, they’re only available while stocks last.